Tom Cleverley aims to join the ranks of the great goal scoring midfielders

Tom Cleverley aims to join the ranks of the great goal scoring midfielders

He bagged his first Premier League goal for Manchester United at Newcastle on Sunday – a week after opening his account for the club against the Toon in the Capital One Cup – and is confident there are plenty more to come.

Cleverley, 23, said: “This season it feels as if I am really getting into good scoring positions. All I can do is keep working on my finishing, because it is such an important part of any midfielder’s game.

“I’m enjoying this season massively and am very excited about the future.

“Everyone knows I had a lot of injury problems last year, so to be playing regularly for United and in the England squad is something I am hugely proud of.”

He also believes Sunday’s 3-0 defeat of the Toon proves United are getting back to their title-winning best by dominating teams.

He said: “To be two-up after 15 minutes showed we were really in control of the game from kick-off.”